Estudi de millora i viabilitat econòmica de producció d'oli als Vinyets d'Organyà

The abandonment of fields in mountain regions due to the loss of competitiveness is a common situation in the Catalan territory. This produces a loss of rural patrimony, damages equilibrated ecosystems and causes the disappearance of local traditional products. 'Vinyets' is an olive tree zone located in the northern tip of Organyà, a town in the Alt Urgell district. It comprises 32 ha of plantations, some abandoned and others cultivated. The product generated is extra virgin olive oil destined to own use. The objectives of this project are: to evaluate the productions costs of the olive tree plantations in relation to the type of exploitation and to determine the minimum olive oil stock price depending on the different forms of commercialization. In order to conduct this study, two renovation options are presented: to regain the abandoned plantations and to create new ones. These two options are contrasted with the costs of the plantations that are in use at the moment. Different crops program are generated to assess the costs, one for each option and another one for already operative plantations. The results indicate that the price of cost of olive oil in the recuperated olive trees is 3,13 /L. The price of cost of the new plantation of olive trees is 2,51 /L. The most quick way of amortizing the inversion is to recuperate the abandoned plantations, because it supposes an inversion of 1437 /ha which will be recuperated in three years. A new plantation has an initial cost of 3012 /ha, and during the first 3 years there's no benefits. Despite this, after 9 years the inversion is amortized and after 16 it will have generated more total benefits than the recuperated plantations and the ones that were already operative. In conclusion, to create a new plantation is the alternative that will generate higher long-term benefits. L'abandonament de terrenys de conreu en zones de muntanya a causa de la pèrdua de competitivitat, és un fet comú a tot el territori català. Això provoca una pèrdua de patrimoni rural, un dany als ecosistemes equilibrats, i la desaparició de productes tradicionals produïts únicament en aquestes zones. La zona d'oliveres dels "Vinyets", està situada a l'extrem nord d'Organyà, a la comarca de l'Alt Urgell. Consta de 32 ha amb algunes plantacions abandonades i algunes cultivades. El producte que es genera és oli d'oliva verge extra, que utilitzen per al consum propi. Els objectius d'aquest treball són: avaluar el costos de producció de les pla